If you’ve ever stood along the Congress Avenue Bridge waiting for Austin’s famous bats to emerge, you know it’s more than just a wildlife sighting. It’s an Austin tradition.
Now, a new project called “Bat City” is giving locals and visitors a chance to learn more about the city’s favorite creatures of the night while they wait for the nightly flight.
Sierra Waggoner and Trevor Scott were joined by Emmy Award-winning wildlife filmmaker Skip Hobbie to talk about “Bat City” and how the new experience is giving people a closer look at one of Austin’s most iconic attractions.
The Congress Avenue Bridge is home to the largest urban colony of bats in the world, with an estimated 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats living underneath the bridge…